Punjab governor Shivraj V Patil administered the oath of office and secrecy to Lt Gen MS Buttar (retd) as chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) at the Raj Bhavan here on Monday.
Prominent among those who attended the swearing-in-ceremony were chief minister Parkash Singh
Badal, revenue and public relations minister Bikram Singh Majithia, cultural affairs minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur and senior government officials.

Buttar was accompanied by family members, friends and relatives, an official spokesman said.The media, including photojournalists, was not invited to the ceremony.